Dictionary definition · pocket
noun
- a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
- an enclosed space"the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
- a supply of money"they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
- (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left"the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"
- a hollow concave shape made by removing something
- a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
- a small isolated group of people"they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"
- (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
- an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
verb
- put in one's pocket"He pocketed the change"
- take unlawfully
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).